The history of make-believe : Tacitus on imperial Rome /
A theoretically sophisticated reading of Tacitus, especially the "Histories", this work points to a fresh understanding of the logic of Roman rule during the early Empire. It argues that Tacitus writes about the imaginary picture that imperial society makes of concrete conditions of existe...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press
c2003.
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| Series: | The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pp6mh |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction: Belief and Make-Believe; 1. An Anatomy of Make-Believe; 2. Nero: The Specter of Civil War; 3. Power and Simulacra: The Emperor Vitellius; 4. Vespasian: The Emperor Who Succeeded; 5. A Civil Disturbance: The Batavian Revolts; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.